Rosemary roast pork loin

Food for a crowd doesn’t get much easier than pork loin, which needs hardly any prep to produce a succulent roast that always seems special. Adapted from Epicurious.

Ingredients

4 large garlic cloves, pressed

4 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary or 2 teaspoons dried

1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 2 1/2-pound boneless pork loin roast, trimmed

Fresh rosemary sprigs (optional)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400°F. Mix first 4 ingredients in bowl. Rinse and dry pork loin, trimming any excess fat but leaving on a good layer to keep the roast moist during cooking. Rub garlic-rosemary mixture all over pork.